National Conference alleges cross-voting and ballot tampering as BJP secures an unexpected Rajya Sabha seat; Assembly witnesses unprecedented uproar. By: Javid Amin | 27 October 2025 The Flashpoint High drama gripped the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday as National Conference (NC) legislators stormed the well of the House, shouting “Vote chor! Vote chor!”—accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of manipulating the recent Rajya Sabha elections through cross-voting and invalid ballots. The storm erupted during Question Hour, when Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary rose to comment on the Rajya…
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Rights, Representation, and Repression: J&K Assembly Faces Dual Crisis Over PSA and Quotas
Legislators clash over Mehraj Malik’s PSA detention and renewed demands for reservation reform — Speaker urges restraint as opposition slams “politicization” of governance. By: Javid Amin | 27 October 2025 Mehraj Malik’s Detention Triggers Political Storm The Autumn Session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly opened to fiery scenes on Monday, as opposition benches erupted over the detention of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA). National Conference (NC) MLA Sajjad Shaheen, representing Banihal, demanded an urgent, one-hour discussion on the issue, calling…
Read MoreOmar Abdullah Reacts: ‘Grateful to Loyal MLAs, Disappointed by Betrayal’
NC Chief Speaks After Losing Fourth Rajya Sabha Seat to BJP By: Javid Amin | 24 October 2025 Victory and Setback: The Mixed Verdict After the National Conference (NC) clinched three of four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, party vice president Omar Abdullah addressed the media with a blend of gratitude and frustration. While celebrating the NC’s sweeping win on three seats, he described the loss of the fourth seat to BJP’s Sat Paul Sharma as “deeply disappointing,” especially since the BJP polled 32 votes despite having only…
Read More‘Manifesto = Bundle of Lies’: Tarun Chugh’s Broadside at NC in Jammu & Kashmir
Tarun Chugh blasts NC manifesto as “bundle of lies” | J&K politics 2025 By: Javid Amin | 23 October 2025 A Scathing Attack in the Midst of Political Jostling In a sharp political intervention, Tarun Chugh, national general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its in-charge for Jammu & Kashmir, accused the NC of failing to deliver a single promise from its manifesto. Chugh described the party’s electoral commitments as nothing but a “bundle of lies”. This accusation comes at a time of heightened tension in J&K’s political…
Read MoreJammu & Kashmir Bypolls Expose Rifts Within National Conference, Strain With Congress
A Test Beyond Two Seats By: Javid Amin | 21 October 2025 As Jammu and Kashmir heads into the crucial Budgam and Nagrota assembly bypolls, the political atmosphere has grown increasingly turbulent.What was expected to be a routine mid-term exercise has instead turned into a showdown that exposes widening cracks within the ruling National Conference (NC) and its uneasy alliance with the Congress. Both contests—Budgam in central Kashmir and Nagrota in Jammu—carry political and symbolic weight far beyond their boundaries. They represent the first real test of coalition discipline, governance…
Read MoreFaith, Faction, and the Ballot: Three ‘Aga’ Candidates Lock Horns in Budgam Bypoll 2025
With NC, PDP, and BJP fielding Aga candidates, the contest transcends party lines—testing loyalties, legacies, and the future of Shia representation. By: Javid Amin | 21 October 2025 An Unprecedented Political Triangle in Central Kashmir The upcoming Budgam Assembly by-election, scheduled for November 11, 2025, has taken an extraordinary turn — not because of its high-profile parties, but because of its unusually personal political dynamics. For the first time in Kashmir’s electoral history, three prominent candidates from the same Shia clerical lineage — all bearing the title “Aga” — are…
Read MoreElectrifying U-Turn: Omar Abdullah’s Prepaid Meter Push Sparks Public Outrage
Where Has the Free Electricity Promise Gone? By: Javid Amin | 17 October 2025 Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s government is under fire after announcing a full-scale rollout of prepaid smart electricity meters across Jammu & Kashmir — a move sharply contrasting with his 2024 election promise of providing 200 units of free electricity per month to poor households. The announcement has unleashed a wave of anger and disillusionment, with opposition parties branding it a “betrayal of the poor” and civil society groups accusing the administration of “digitalizing hardship under the…
Read MoreSajad Gani Lone Says People’s Conference to Abstain from Jammu & Kashmir Rajya Sabha Vote; NC, BJP ‘Indistinguishable’
On October 14, 2025, Sajad Gani Lone, President of the People’s Conference (PC) and MLA from Handwara, made a striking political announcement. The PC will abstain from voting in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu & Kashmir. Lone emphatically declared: “I will never vote for the National Conference (NC)”, and underlined that, in his view, the NC and BJP have become indistinguishable in how they conduct politics.This stance adds a new dimension to the already heated political atmosphere in J&K, where regional parties, national parties, and alliances are constantly…
Read MoreSunil Sharma Targets Congress: ‘A Puppet of National Conference with No Independent Voice’
Sunil Sharma Slams Congress: “Puppet of NC, No Independent Voice in Kashmir” By: Javid Amin | 13 October 2025 “Congress Has No Independent Identity”: Sharma’s Sharp Attack On October 13, 2025, Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma launched a pointed political attack on the Congress party, accusing it of functioning as a “puppet” of the National Conference. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Sharma said: “Congress has no existence in Jammu & Kashmir. It is completely subservient to the National Conference and the Abdullah family.” His remarks came against the backdrop of…
Read MoreOmar Abdullah Alleges BJP Needs Horse-Trading to Win Rajya Sabha Seats in J&K
Omar Abdullah Takes Direct Aim at BJP Over Rajya Sabha Polls By: Javid Amin | 13 October 2025 The political temperature in Jammu and Kashmir is rising ahead of the October 24 Rajya Sabha elections. In a strongly worded statement, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is incapable of winning a single seat in the upcoming polls without indulging in “horse-trading, money power, and muscle power.” Speaking to reporters in Srinagar on October 13, 2025, Omar declared: “BJP cannot win three Rajya Sabha seats without…
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